Sharjah-based Crescent Petroleum said on 10 April that it has completed the first stage of 3D seismic work at its Khashim al-Ahmar/Injana block in Iraq’s Diyala province, providing “the first high-resolution insight into the field’s reservoirs.” The study will inform where appraisal wells will be drilled. It says it will now “be issuing turn-key contracts on an accelerated basis for drilling the appraisal wells with spudding expected later this year.”
The firm did not disclose a date for when drilling will commence but says exploration studies are being conducted to “define the ranked portfolio of opportunities and target the most attractive for exploration activities planned in 2026.” It is unclear when the next stage of seismic work is planned. (CONTINUED - 180 WORDS)